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El Paso County, CO


Metropolitan Statistical Area: Colorado Springs, CO
Designated Market Area: Colorado Springs-Pueblo, CO
American Communities Project County Type (2023): Military Posts

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2024 population: 752,772   ( 20,991 from 2020)
Land area: 2126.4 square miles
Population density: 354.0 persons per square mile

2024 Census data
White:495,470 65.82% 1.1%
Black:46,2106.14% 6.0%
Indian:4,4050.59% 1.1%
Asian:27,6123.67% 15.6%
2+ races:31,8474.23% 10.4%
Hispanic:147,22819.56% 13.1%
Total non-White:257,30234.18% 11.4%

2020-2024 ComponentsNumberRate
Births:39,077 13.3
Deaths:25,1158.6
Net Migration: 7050.2
Net Immigration: 6,0732.1
Change in White population:-5,337 -0.7
Change in Non-White pop.:26,328 3.6




Race Breakdown with Components of Population Change

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Year:
Total population:
White:
Black:
Indian:
Asian:
2+ races:
Hispanic:
Total non-White:

2020
731,781
500,80768.44%
43,5815.96%
4,4530.61%
23,8953.27%
28,8543.94%
130,19117.79%
230,97431.56%

2010
622,263
447,94771.99%
35,7925.75%
3,6930.59%
18,4032.96%
21,6163.47%
93,66515.05%
174,31628.01%

2000
516,929
393,81976.18%
32,3936.27%
3,2960.64%
13,9362.70%
14,1102.73%
58,40111.30%
123,11023.82%

1990
397,014
323,61681.51%
27,4456.91%
3,0060.76%
9,5152.40%
n/a
33,4328.42%
73,39818.49%

1980
309,424
258,14383.43%
18,8036.08%
1,3790.45%
5,3741.74%
n/a
25,3108.18%
51,28116.57%

1970
235,972
201,88185.55%
11,1804.74%
5850.25%
1,3180.56%
n/a
20,1158.52%
34,091 14.45%

Decade:
Components:
Births:
Deaths:
Net Migration:
Net Immigration:
Change in White population:
Change in Non-White pop.:

2010's
NumberRate
86,297 13.9
39,0176.3
39,4766.3
11,2841.8
52,860 8.5
56,658 9.1
2000's
NumberRate
80,025 15.5
30,6905.9
29,6995.7
5,5311.1
54,128 10.5
51,206 9.9
1990's
NumberRate
77,188 19.4
25,1956.3
45,92511.6
4,1801.1
70,203 17.7
49,712 12.5
1980's
NumberRate
69,880 22.6
19,200 6.2
39,188 12.7
n/a
65,473 21.2
22,117 7.1
1970's
NumberRate
n/a
n/a
29,918 12.7
n/a
56,262 23.8
17,190 7.3

Age, Family & Household Data for El Paso County, CO

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Year:
 
Median Age:
Under 18:
Voting Age Population:
Over 65:
Households:
Persons Per HH:
Families (%HH):
Married Couples (%Fams):
Single Mothers (%Fams):
Non-Family (%HH):

2022
NumberPercent
34.7
171,802 11.6%
1,312,751 88.4%
97,399 6.6%
276,371
2.57
186,698 67.6%
146,588 78.5%
14,392 7.7%
89,673 32.4%

2010
NumberPercent
34.1
162,676 26.1%
459,587 73.9%
62,051 10.0%
235,959
2.56
160,489 68.0%
123,304 76.8%
16,890 10.5%
75,470 32.0%

2000
NumberPercent
33.0
142,140 27.5%
374,789 72.5%
44,578 8.6%
192,599
2.60
135,068 70.1%
109,095 80.8%
12,783 9.5%
57,531 29.9%

1990
NumberPercent
30.3
109,078 27.5%
287,936 72.5%
31,674 8.0%
147,227
2.59
104,914 71.3%
87,464 83.4%
9,716 9.3%
42,313 28.7%

1980
NumberPercent
27.0
90,601 29.3%
218,823 70.7%
20,797 6.7%
108,203
2.72
79,910 73.9%
68,654 85.9%
6,895 8.6%
28,293 26.1%

2022 Housing Data for El Paso County, CO

Housing Data
 Number%
Housing Units289,809 
Median Value$390,500 
Occupied276,37195.4%
Vacant13,4384.6%
Owned183,10666.3%
Rented93,26533.7%
Median Rent$1,507 
Single-Family Units217,63075.1%
    Detached194,80667.2%
    Attached22,8247.9%
Buldings with 5+ Units48,81316.8%
Mobile Homes8,3492.9%

2022 Income & Employment Data for El Paso County, CO

Household Income
RangeNumber%
Less than $10,00010,1323.7%
$10,000 to $14,9996,7392.4%
$15,000 to $19,9996,9962.5%
$20,000 to $24,9997,4782.7%
$25,000 to $29,9999,0013.3%
$30,000 to $34,9998,5183.1%
$35,000 to $39,9999,4573.4%
$40,000 to $44,9999,5303.4%
$45,000 to $49,9998,6813.1%
$50,000 to $59,99919,4387.0%
$60,000 to $74,99928,89110.5%
$75,000 to $99,99939,12514.2%
$100,000 to $124,99930,75711.1%
$125,000 to $149,99923,0238.3%
$150,000 to $199,99928,10810.2%
$200,000 or more30,49711.0%
Median Household Income82,748 
Per Capita Income41,444 
Cost of Living Index   (100 = average)
Compared to state93 
Compared to U.S.106 
Welfare Households
 Number%
SSI10,4393.8%
Public Assistance6,6492.4%
Public Asst. or Food Stamps25,9219.4%
Labor Force, Ages 25-64
 Number%
Employed270,23368.5%
Unemployed14,9973.8%
In Armed Forces26,4746.7%
Total Labor Force311,70479.0%
Not in Labor Force82,69021.0%
Real Unemployment Rate 24.8%
Class of Worker
 MaleFemale% Male
Private Sector122,45395,50456.2%
Non-Profit11,67120,99935.7%
Self-Employed20,78414,85658.3%
Local Government10,78415,97340.3%
State Government3,4695,32439.5%
Federal Government13,5815,99369.4%
Total Private + Self143,237110,36056.5%
Total Non-Profit + Govt.39,50548,28945.0%
Total182,742158,64953.5%
Pct. Govt.16.1%  
Occupation
 Number%
Management, Business, Science, Arts59,54417.4%
Sales and Office Occupations70,50720.6%
Professional, Technical94,12127.5%
Service Occupations56,49916.5%
Farming, Forestry, Fishing6840.2%
All others61,60318.0%
White Collar 65.5%
Industry
 Number%
Health care and social assistance47,89814.0%
Retail trade38,37011.2%
Professional, scientific, technical33,9849.9%
Educational services33,0539.7%
Construction26,5047.7%
Accommodation and food services24,1447.1%
Manufacturing20,3195.9%
Other services19,3965.7%
Public administration18,4575.4%
Finance and insurance18,2985.3%
Administrative, support, waste mgmt.15,6504.6%
Transportation and warehousing12,3853.6%
Information8,6662.5%
Arts, entertainment, recreation7,2752.1%
Real estate and rental and leasing7,1582.1%
Wholesale trade5,3451.6%
Utilities2,9230.9%
Agriculture, forestry, fishing, hunting1,5230.4%
Mining, quarrying, oil/gas extraction5890.2%
Management3370.1%

2022 Ancestry, Citizenship & Language Data for El Paso County, CO

Hispanic Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Mexican80,06710.96%
Puerto Rican10,7541.47%
Cuban2,5920.35%
Dominican1,2600.17%
Total Central American6,1410.84%
Costa Rican1560.02%
Guatemalan1,2240.17%
Honduran1,3910.19%
Nicaraguan5790.08%
Panamanian1,3330.18%
Salvadoran1,3650.19%
Other Central American930.01%
Total South American4,7540.65%
Argentinean5380.07%
Bolivian910.01%
Chilean4280.06%
Colombian1,6790.23%
Ecuadorian3960.05%
Paraguayan10.00%
Peruvian1,1480.16%
Uruguayan80.00%
Venezuelan4650.06%
Other South American00.00%
Other Hispanic27,4363.76%
Asian Breakdown
CountryNumber%
Filipino5,1600.71%
Korean4,1450.57%
Chinese2,8630.39%
Indian1,8830.26%
Vietnamese1,7390.24%
Japanese1,6440.23%
Thai3450.05%
Taiwanese2380.03%
Laotian1730.02%
Language Spoken at Home
LanguageNumber%
English607,62588.8%
Spanish49,1607.2%
German, other Germanic4,9260.7%
Other Indo-European4,1370.6%
Korean3,1840.5%
Russian, Polish, other Slavic3,0360.4%
Other Asian2,8770.4%
Tagalog2,4400.4%
Other2,3790.3%
Ancestry
CountryNumber%
German128,63917.6%
English83,77311.5%
Irish75,25610.3%
Italian33,4474.6%
American30,5994.2%
European22,2003.0%
Scottish19,0542.6%
Polish17,4812.4%
French17,0742.3%
Norwegian14,9922.1%
Swedish13,0741.8%
Dutch9,4681.3%
Scotch-Irish9,0701.2%
Welsh6,0940.8%
British5,5410.8%
Citizenship & Nativity
 Number%
U.S. citizen709,76397.2%
Not a citizen20,5602.8%
Native680,86393.2%
Foreign-born49,4606.8%

2022 Educational Attainment Data for El Paso County, CO

Educational Attainment, Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years9-12 YearsH.S. Grad or GEDSome CollegeBach. DegreeGrad Degree
8,879 1.9%16,016 3.3%94,713 19.8%166,845 34.8%117,443 24.5%74,968 15.7%
  Average years of education: 14.2
Population 25 Years and Older
< 9 Years 8,879 1.9%
9-12 Years 16,016 3.3%
H.S. Grad or GED 94,713 19.8%
Some College 166,845 34.8%
Bach. Degree 117,443 24.5%
Grad Degree 74,968 15.7%
Average years of education: 14.2

Source for the above data: U.S. Census Bureau / American Community Survey (5 year-estimates)


Historical Labor Force Data for El Paso County, CO

Labor Force Data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics
YearLabor
Force
EmployedUnemployedUnemp.
Rate
State
Avg.
1990 191,688 178,161 13,527 7.1% 5.1%
1991 193,691 180,211 13,480 7.0% 5.3%
1992 199,616 185,099 14,517 7.3% 6.1%
1993 208,845 195,715 13,130 6.3% 5.4%
1994 224,269 213,529 10,740 4.8% 4.2%
1995 237,520 227,021 10,499 4.4% 4.0%
1996 245,807 234,566 11,241 4.6% 4.2%
1997 252,461 243,020 9,441 3.7% 3.4%
1998 260,701 249,706 10,995 4.2% 3.6%
1999 267,248 258,055 9,193 3.4% 3.0%
2000 264,548 256,881 7,667 2.9% 2.7%
2001 269,256 257,911 11,345 4.2% 3.8%
2002 275,623 258,665 16,958 6.2% 5.7%
2003 280,427 262,914 17,513 6.2% 6.1%
2004 286,362 269,894 16,468 5.8% 5.6%
2005 290,271 274,863 15,408 5.3% 5.1%
2006 297,612 284,032 13,580 4.6% 4.2%
2007 300,057 287,425 12,632 4.2% 3.7%
2008 302,182 285,022 17,160 5.7% 4.9%
2009 301,220 275,602 25,618 8.5% 7.9%
2010 305,347 275,510 29,837 9.8% 9.2%
2011 306,825 278,004 28,821 9.4% 8.7%
2012 306,176 278,707 27,469 9.0% 8.0%
2013 306,626 282,804 23,822 7.8% 6.7%
2014 306,538 288,214 18,324 6.0% 5.0%
2015 307,595 293,988 13,607 4.4% 3.7%
2016 314,650 303,352 11,298 3.6% 3.1%
2017 324,873 314,992 9,881 3.0% 2.6%
2018 334,131 321,943 12,188 3.6% 3.0%
2019 340,870 330,086 10,784 3.2% 2.7%
2020 344,120 319,084 25,036 7.3% 7.3%
2021 354,358 334,200 20,158 5.7% 5.4%
2022 358,771 347,092 11,679 3.3% 3.0%
2023 365,168 352,979 12,189 3.3% 3.2%
2024 382,933 366,543 16,390 4.3% 4.3%
Link: Information about the TRUE unemployment rate from shadowstats.com